Downstream Phnom Penh - Saigon 5 Days

Cruise name

Pandaw Mekong

Company

The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company

Class

Luxury

Capacity

33 cabin

Type

Sharing

Destination

Vietnam - Cambodia

Departure

Itineraries

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Check-in to your Pandaw Expedition at 11:00am and enjoy lunch onborad. In the afternoon we visit the Killing Fields and Genocide museum to learn more about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Overnight in Phnom Penh city with its lively bars. restaurants and night life.

Spend the night at the border on the Cambodian side.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: On Pandaw Cruise

We up anchor early morning and cruise downstream along the Mekong river to the Vietnam border for immigration formalities. We go alongside at the picturesque border town of Long Thuan where we visit floating fish farms by sampan. We make a stop at a Taoist temple where we meet a local fortune teller before continuing by Xi Loi through the riverside village and their various farms. Before heading back to the ship, we enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Lion dance onshore.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Accommodation: On Pandaw Cruise

Sailing through the delta offers a real insight in to life along this vast waterway. We pass through a small canal and head ashore to Cn Phuoc Island where we visit local craftspeople weaving bamboo baskets the traditional way. After a demostration, we try our hand at making our own. We then take a local tuk tuk for a drive through this peaceful village stopping at a 100 years old church and meeting more of the friendly local community.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Accommodation: On Pandaw Cruise

After lunch, we journey by sampans through mangroves and bamboo forests to the fruit orchards of Ben Tre. This is a area rich in birdlife which we will explore via local transport before transferring to a local rowboat. We will journey slowly through the bamboo covered canals before arriving at a village speacialising in making local products. In the evening you will be entertained by a Vietnamese dance troupe on deck.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: N/A

Morning disembarkation and travel by coach from My Tho to Saigon

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: N/A

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Important Notes

Price includes

Entrance fees
Guide services (English language)
Gratuities to crew
Main meals
Locally made soft drinks
Local beer and local spirits
Jugged coffee
Selection of teas and tisanes
Mineral water
Transfers from meeting point in Saigon to ship or v.v.

Price excludes

International flights
Port dues (if levied)
Laundry
All visa costs
Fuel surcharges (see terms and conditions)
Imported beverages such as wines
Premium spirits and liqueurs
Fancy soft drinks like Perrier
Espressos and cappuccinos at bar and tips to tour guides
Local guides
Bus drivers
Boat operators and cyclo drivers
No transfers in Phnom Penh, ship docks in city center at Sisowath Quay.

Remark

Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change due to weather and operating conditions. Unused services are not subject to a refund.
Meals on board are fusion: Vietnamese, Cambodian & international. Guests should advise of any special food preferences, allergies or dietary requirements at least three days prior to the cruise date.
Advance registration is required with full name, date of birth, nationality, gender, passport number and visa expiry date for all passengers. A valid passport is required upon check-in. Otherwise, boarding may be denied by port authority.
Surcharge on Christmas (24/12/) and New Year (31/12/) & on Lunar New Year.

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